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  1. guymayor

    Tree appraisal

    Just planning a homesite is enough; it does not have to be laid out. Similarly, if the trees were near a trail used for passive recreation, or in a hunting area, that can affect location rating. It might boil down to a landscape/forest dichotomy, but typically there are other values to consider.
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    How do you recognize a node?

    Wish I could see it all unfold; I had to skip expo this year.
  3. guymayor

    Tree appraisal

    I've been subpoenaed dozens of times; always compensated. "often"????? Good idea to find out the $ received. A consultant can do this just as easily as a lawyer. Yet another example of the consultant's role being greater than imagined by the less experienced.
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    How do you recognize a node?

    KTS: "More important than the presence of a tree hollow or cavity is the amount and position of the remaining wood. Branches and stems frequently break at areas of attachment or structural variation and not along the length of an idealized beam. "
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    Tree appraisal

    Competent attorneys in this realm are almost as scarce as hen's teeth. O and the teeth in the statute may be only in the threat of doubling the damages. That gets people's attention. Pasting a statute is not giving legal advice--that has been asked and answered, in court! The consultant's...
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    How do you recognize a node?

    75 minutes! Glad to see that you get enough time to effectively highlight the need for investigating the tree, instead of speculating on "defects", bugs, and crud.
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    Tree appraisal

    Let's not jump to the litigation option. Yes good idea to reach out to someone experienced. 0 Trespass is not uncommon, and is pretty much outside the scope of appraisal. But I still share this with clients: NORTH CAROLINA LAW I am not a lawyer, but I saw this on the internet: From Hicks...
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    Training Callus with Mesh

    Rodents may be a big reason for the mesh but speeding closure is an even greater benefit. Where bark is abraded, and cambium contacts mesh, that's where it will spread across the fastest. As seen in 2017.
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    Training Callus with Mesh

    Of course it's metal, though I'd like to see plastic mesh used. Not solid plastic; not blocking air movement.
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    Training Callus with Mesh

    In Russia I saw cavities covered with mesh that was attached to the inside of the hole. Apparently, where the tissue is wounded, callus spreads across the screen quite quickly. A compelling practice.
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    Rain day RCX

    I recommended river rock 10 years ago but found it traps moisture. Permanently pervious aggregate is much better. stalite.com, lava rock, etc.
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    Rain day RCX

    "The one on the right is where the trunk is deformed so I started with that one." Good idea. " A small portion is still in there, but it is not attached to anything so it is done causing problems and will come out over time." Are you sure? It looks like a major problem still connected, that...
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    Overtime

    "3 or 4 days at 6 hours is the way to do it!" for this sexagenarian anyway. Early on it was dawn-dusk. Jeff how easy is it to find new help in SD?
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    Gonoderma applanatum - remove the conk?!?

    O and re "the question still remains: remove the conk and trace back to healthy wood? Or leave it be, i.e.- do not inflict further harm by creating a new wound"...if healthy wood is not disturbed, then a new wound is not made. But there is the ? of semi-infected wood. I usually don't disturb...
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    Gonoderma applanatum - remove the conk?!?

    I was exaggerating for sure...but Albert E's on it.
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    Gonoderma applanatum - remove the conk?!?

    Some folks in England hypothesize that plucking the conks will invigorate the fungus and make matters worse. Not sure about that one. And funny to read how full of crap I was 9 years ago lol.
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    Gonoderma applanatum - remove the conk?!?

    Totally agree with Kevin. I harvest Ganoderma mainly to make tea with it.
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    has anybody ever used a resistograph ???

    "legal liability" wtf does that mean anyway?
  19. guymayor

    has anybody ever used a resistograph ???

    You did mention that the area with less wood was "pointed directly at the house" oooooooooooo so the uncertainty and bias toward removal was obvious. All we are saying, give trees a chance!
  20. guymayor

    Callus versus woundwood

    An update: in the tree inspection standard (Part 8), wording could change from "callus and woundwood evaluation shall be considered", which is a weak suggestion, to a recommendation like "callus and woundwood should be evaluated". A 'shall' requirement there might be better, but it's hard to...

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